Example sentences of "it [be] but [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is proposed that the current library desk would stay where it is but that the quick reference material would be kept behind the reception desk together with the books for sale . |
| 2 | Er , Madam Speaker I 'm very much aware of the case that the my honourable friend has er mentioned because he has written to me er about it and I have looked into the circumstances er of it and I understand that the employment service have made no final decision on that particular site and I 'd be happy to respond to my honourable friend er once I 've had a chance to discuss it further with the Chief Executive of the employment service whose responsibility it is but if I could just say to my honourable friend the principle of integrating er the work of the job centre and the payment of benefits on one site is a good one which is for the convenience of er people who make use of the job centres er and er as er er the honourable er gentleman , the member for Workington is indicating from a sedentary position , was a recommendation which was supported by the public accounts er committee and I believe and I believe that it er makes sense to proceed on a value for money basis with this policy but I will certainly look at the particular example in my honourable friend 's constituency with interest . |
| 3 | Oh that 's what I said , I said it is but if you can get him to say you know , Sting 's deserted me you know he , he lets me live on a , you know , my twenty three quid a week pension . |
| 4 | well , well that 's what it is but if you can get into Romania |
| 5 | And then he said I 'm always here and I do n't know whether he 's supposed to come down or what it is but as I said to him it 's a load of codswallop . |
| 6 | and now the van 's got the red light heat coming on , on the battery , took it into the garage and checked it , it 's charging the battery alright , its alternator 's okay , but we do n't know what it is but when you turn it on , when you turn the key on in the morning |
| 7 | Well it was but whether it 's erm try it again from cold I think . |
| 8 | In the shadow between the houses Owen could not see what it was but when they came up to it he saw that it was a man . |